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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does the man who said he was Red Cross use to frighten Ari?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A club.

2. Where is the "decades-old failed public-works project" (7) that Ari drives past with the Minister and the man in the car?
(a) The reservoir.
(b) The old mill.
(c) Downtown.
(d) The forest.

3. What does the Marlboro Man do when they approach a checkpoint near the airport?
(a) He squeezes his arm around the Minister.
(b) He holds up a badge.
(c) He holds a knife to Ari's waist.
(d) He pulls a gun out.

4. What does the man tell Ari he gave up long ago?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Killing.
(c) Women.
(d) Driving.

5. What does the man tell the Minister is different about both of them from their younger days?
(a) They are far more educated.
(b) Their bellies are bigger.
(c) Their hair is shorter.
(d) They have much more money.

6. What types of tales did Elena tell the Minister's children when they were young?
(a) Tales of the apocalypse.
(b) Tales of the Devil as a young man.
(c) Tales of Jesus as a young man.
(d) Tales of elves and fairies.

7. What does the Minister say to the Marlboro Man when he tries to say the two are similar?
(a) The Minister says that he should have been arrested with the man.
(b) He tells him he is insane.
(c) The Minister says that the Man is far more noble than he is.
(d) He agrees with him.

8. How does the Minister know the man in the car is not from the Red Cross?
(a) The man told him he is not from the Red Cross.
(b) He does not have a Red Cross I.D.
(c) The Red Cross no longer exists.
(d) His uniform is not a Red Cross uniform.

9. What does the Marlboro Man tell the Minister he is a student of?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Human nature.
(d) Agriculture.

10. How long has the Marlboro Man been in prison before he is able to escape?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 3 months.

11. How are Ari and the man described as the Minister thinks of being stuck in the car with them "on the way to his own execution" (7)?
(a) A pragmatist and a rebel.
(b) An intellect and a thug.
(c) A devotee and a sinner.
(d) A lunatic and a coward.

12. What does the Minister say to the man after he has pulled him into the car with Ari?
(a) He tells him he made a grave error.
(b) He thanks him for his help.
(c) He tells him he looks familiar.
(d) He introduces him to Ari.

13. How old is the Minister of Interior?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) Mid-60s.
(c) Late 70s.
(d) Early 50s.

14. What does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man says, "You, too, are by brother" (12)?
(a) He ignores the man and says nothing.
(b) He yells the same phrase back at the man.
(c) He waves to the man.
(d) He tells his aide to arrest him.

15. What does Ari do as he drives the Minister and the man who got into the car with them?
(a) Cries.
(b) Stares ahead in silence.
(c) Sings to the radio.
(d) Calls the cops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister tell the Marlboro Man will happen to him once they reach the airport?

2. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing "to young thugs who could not even spell their own names" (10)?

3. What does the Marlboro Man say he helped build?

4. What begins to happen just as the Minister reaches his plane at the end of the story?

5. Who is screaming the Minister's name as he walks down the tarmac with his aides at the end of the story?

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